Thr94 and Wat2b effect protonation of the retinal chromophore in rhodopsin

Volker Buss, Minoru Sugihara, Peter Entel, Juergen Hafner

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    Abstract

    Only with the help from (little) "friends" is it possible for the 11-cis-retinal Schiff base to compete successfully against Glu 113 for a proton (see pisture). A strategically placed amino acid, Thr94, plus a water molecule are sufficient to reduce the basicity of the glutamate and stabilize the protonated chromophore - this is the result of ab initio optimization and molecular-dynamic study of the retinal binding site in rhodopsin.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3245-3247
    Number of pages3
    JournalAngewandte Chemie (International Edition)
    Volume42
    Issue number28
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

    Austrian Fields of Science 2012

    • 1030 Physics, Astronomy

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